ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the various dimensions of material violence, on Human Rights reports by Russian or international NGOs, which represent a rich source partly unexploited by researchers. These reports offer therefore unique material not only for qualifying violations, but also for understanding the rationale of violence and the war experience of the people of Chechnya. All the Human Rights organizations raised the alarm about irregular arrests and disappearances during these controls, extra-judicial killings, and torture in detention facilities. Few cases deal with violation of property, and when there is an infringement of property rights, this violation is not put first by Human Rights organizations. The case of Khanbatay Khamidov, who owned a bakery business in the Nadterechny region and won a case against Russia in the European Court of Human Rights, is emblematic of this impossibility. A new form of economy seems to be developing around intermediaries who play a special role.
